Africa’s forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive ...

Tropical forests are hot, steamy places. But when large numbers of trees are cut down, they get even hotter. Our recent ...

Tropical forests show trees help each other, creating strong, diverse ecosystems shaped by climate conditions.

An international team of scientists from Queen Mary University of London, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Biology Centre ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler A tropical forest can regrow quickly. What is harder to see is how long full ecological recovery takes.

As host of 2025’s COP30 climate summit, Brazil is working on two complementary finance mechanisms, hoping to reward tropical forest conservation worldwide. Both rely on the concept of investing money ...

A study shows that forests in 15 tropical countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America managed by Indigenous peoples and local communities are associated with improved outcomes for carbon storage, ...

A new study finds flaws in forest carbon credit baselines that could allow countries to earn billions without cutting ...

Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of tropical forests: They harbor biodiversity, support Indigenous livelihoods, and regulate the climate. But deforestation ...

Why are the tropical rainforests so precious? Are dire warnings about the dangers of deforestation and nuclear energy exaggerated? Where can concerned readers turn for a balanced explanation of the ...